Message
from the PIER Chair
Hope
everyone is having a great start to the school year, particularly for those who
just finished welcoming new students and scholars to their institutions. We at PIER Board are likewise excited for
hopefully another productive year with current and new members and look forward
to learning and growing professionally along the way.
In
the PIER tradition, I would like to introduce and welcome the 2017-18 PIER
Board members Lucas Olson, San Diego State University – PIER Chair Elect;
Vanessa Fennell, Stafford House – PIER Treasurer; Mia Scavone, MiraCosta
College – PIER Membership Coordinator, and Cadence Ellis, National University –
PIER Communications Coordinator. We look forward to serving our San Diego
international educator community and meeting you at our next meetings.
PIER Membership
Thank you
for your
participation
in PIER last year, we would look forward to continuing to have you
as
a PIER member for
the 2017-18 membership years. The dues
are $10.00 per individual (not per
institution) for the 2017-2018
membership years.
Following your membership application submission, you will
receive a statement from
PIER. This
year, PIER
has more options to pay your membership
dues.
Please click on the PIER 2017-18 membership link below for more information regarding our
organization and to begin the application to join
PIER. https://goo.gl/forms/vLuwMao53kVTwTKM2
Annual Government Panel Meeting
The PIER
Board
is pleased to announce that the annual
meeting with the Department of Homeland Security and
State Department is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, 2017, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. As a reminder, you may submit questions by
Tuesday, September 19th, 2017.
If you are not able to submit questions by this time, you will also get
a chance to ask live questions during the meeting per our practice.
Panelists
from DHS-ICE, SEVP, DOS, CBP, and USCIS are expected to be present at the
event. Further details will be provided
in the agenda to be sent before the meeting.
PIER Travel Grant
PIER is pleased to
offer travel grants on a competitive basis for members to participate in NAFSA
conferences. These conferences provide an opportunity for international
educators to acquire and exchange information and are an excellent way to begin
building a personal network of contacts in the field of international
education.
This year, PIER Board has decided to
raise the travel grant offer to make it more appealing for PIER
membership. Instead of the
$250-$300/grant that we have given in years past, PIER will award a $500 travel grant to two (2) recipients
to attend the 2017 NAFSA Region XII Annual Conference in Sacramento, California
to support registration, travel and lodging expenses. (Go to
http://www.nafsa.org/Connect_and_Network/NAFSA_Regions/Region_XII/Conference/
for details regarding the conference.)
To be eligible,
applicants must be current San Diego PIER members or become a member prior to
submission of this application. Aside
from filling out a short questionnaire on this form, applicants will be asked
to submit the following:
1. Statement of Objective
2. Letter of Recommendation from
a Supervisor
PIER requires each
selected PIER travel grant recipient to present a 30-minute or longer
presentation to PIER members on Friday,
December 1st, 2017.
Travel Grant Application Due Date: Monday, October 2nd, 2017
Recipient Notification Date: Monday, October 9th, 2017
Travel Grant Funds Distribution: Within 30 days of receipt of your complete PIER travel grant
reimbursement form.
NAFSA
Region XII Conference – October 23-27, 2017 (Sacramento,
California)
Start
making plans now
to attend the conference. See the
registration
FAQ's for
more information
about registration fees,
housing information, and pre-conference workshops. Check out the Full Conference Schedule.
Call for Volunteers at the NAFSA
Region XII Annual Conference
Would you like to
become more involved in NAFSA Region XII? Volunteering is a great way to
network while getting a behind-the-scenes look at the conference and learning
about various regional leadership positions. Contact Stephanie
Shaker Sullivan at shaker@callutheran.edu.
Job
Postings
San Diego State University is
looking for an Exchange Coordinator and International
Student Advisor (please
refer to online announcement for details):
http://bfa.sdsu.edu/hr/jobs/job-opportunities.aspx (Job
ID: 6428)
PIER Meetings
Please save the date for our next “regular” PIER
meeting on Friday,
December 1st, 2017 from 2pm
to 4pm at National
University. We are in
the process of planning our meeting dates
and locations for
2017-2018. Please go
to our website www.piergroup.org for the most up to date information with locations, dates and
agendas. As soon as dates and locations
are
available,
we
will post in the PIER
website calendar.
We are currently looking for institutions to host our February,
April, and June meetings. If your school
is interested in hosting a PIER meeting, please email us and we can work with
you on dates and times.
Do you have an item or job posting you would like to post in the PIER
newsletter that is valuable to PIER members? Please email piergroupsd@gmail.com with your inquiry. Thank you. The PIER Board reserves the right to
edit content.
PIER Board
Chair – Rhona Reyes,
University of San Diego
Chair-Elect – Lucas
Olson, San Diego State University
Treasurer – Vanessa Fennell, Stafford House San Diego
Membership Coordinator – Mia Scavone, Mira Costa College
Communications Coordinator – Cadence
Ellis, National University
